Mission
WRKF
informs
and
entertains
its
audience
through
local,
national
and
international
news
and
cultural
programming.

Broadcast Area

WRKF’s 28,000-Watt signal reaches a 60-mile radius around Baton Rouge depending upon terrain. That’s why you hear WRKF in Lafayette, Hammond, Ponchatoula, New Iberia, Morgan City, Opelousas, south of LaPlace and even in Woodville, MS.

History

WRKF was the first community-licensed public radio station news, information and classical music station based in Baton Rouge. The station launched on January 18, 1980. Initial programming was typical for a community-based public radio station of that time and included classical music, jazz, folk, big-band standards, and NPR news. The studios were in a temporary building at the transmitter site on Frenchtown Road. In 1986, the station moved to its current location on Valley Creek Drive in the city.

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NEWS

Official Says FAA Is Trying To Keep Hackers Out Of Air Traffic Control ›FAA Administrator Michael Huerta told Congress today his agency is implementing changes to insure the nation's air traffic control system is protected against computer hackers. Huerta told a House panel "the system is safe," despite a Government Accountability Office report that found "significant security control weaknesses."

Peter DeFazio, D-Ore, one of the lawmakers who requested the GAO report, said at a House Transportation subcommittee hearing that he is concerned the system could be vulnerable to breach by terrorists.

Some of these fields, though, are now darkened with patches of purple.

Tue, 03 Mar 2015 21:40:00 +0000In France, Young Muslims Often Straddle Two Worlds ›The French, with their national motto of "Liberty, equality, fraternity," are so against religious and ethnic divisions that the government doesn't even collect this kind of data.

But it's believed that nearly 40 percent of France's 7 million Muslims live in and around Paris, many in poor suburban communities known as banlieues.

Many in these communities feel increased scrutiny after three young Muslim men, each born and raised in France, killed 17 people in January's terror attacks

Tue, 03 Mar 2015 21:34:00 +0000Internet Memes And 'The Right To Be Forgotten' ›"Scumbag Steve," "Overly Attached Girlfriend," "Bad Luck Brian." All these Internet celebrities have one thing in common: They didn't intend to become famous. Their pictures just happened to go viral.

Is nothing off limits? That's something Kyra Pringle has been asking herself in the last couple of days. The South Carolina resident recently found out her 2-year-old daughter Mariah's birthday pictures where being shared online by thousands.

Mariah has a rare disorder that impairs her learning and motor skills. It also affects her appearance.